A defence of judiciall astrologie, in answer to a treatise lately published by M. John Chamber / [Sir Christopher Heydon].
- Christopher Heydon
- Date:
- 1603
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A defence of judiciall astrologie, in answer to a treatise lately published by M. John Chamber / [Sir Christopher Heydon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![4 before the time ? As. not here both Chrift acknowledged the, tyranni¢ as plainly alfo confefled, long before he tempted the . Tewes to put Chrift to death? OF what, force therefore his, iaference is, to proone the Deuills, ignorance.of future cau; fes, T leane to, the indifferent , who needenot maruell, if while: - DA. Chamber followeth.the lefuir, thatis , while the. blind lea-, deth the blind, beth thus fall into the ditch. A sas) The like 44. Chamber prefumethin the words following, wherelie colleteth, that she, Deas! wouldnot be fo.bufiein temps ring and troleffing the faints of God; if be-kuew before, that he foould be foyted by. them , and fosncrease their: glorie. But fiththe example of. Chrift doth manifeltly difprooue this obiedtiion, what-fhould. Hay, but that it isas-vaineas the former? Foras. pride, raging defpaire’, and contempt of God, carried him, beyond hope, when he aflailed Chnift 5 fo. ishe tranfported with noleffe defpite.and enuie, in attempting the godly. And therefore, not having any cenfideration of their glori¢, or his. owne fuccefle, as Ovid faith in the defcription of Envie, ls si Can pit GC carpitan Uns 4) > ¥ Sappliciamg, faum et: a aitl For this caufe he is called she eneious man inthe Gofpel. And with want of fucceffe., yetit isthe nature of the malitious, to- repine at the felicitie of an other ,.as much as at his: ownevn- happines. Neither can the Devill in his peruerfnes and enmi- tie to God and man doc otherwife then pradtifeall the defpite he can againtt God, and by his deccits to-allure all that he may into his {nares. And therefore as well may he tell me that the ferpent will not fpit his poifon , but where hemay dos Aharme, as that the deuill. will not tempt; but where heis affu- red-to preuaile. A gaine,, what pittifull divinity is this which teacheth vs, that the-deuill would net be fo bube in temp- ting, if he knewhe fhould befoyled #.as if beeing but Gods hangman, and executioner, not, having power to: enter anto'a, heard. of {wine without his ;permiffiom, he were at Liberti¢ to. tempt athis pleafarejax at all, but where it pleafeth : | ats] God ——](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30331031_0120.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
